"Bump n' Grind" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer-songwriter R. Kelly. It was released on January 28, 1994 by Jive Records, as the second single from his debut solo studio album, 12 Play (1993). The track became a number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 (temporarily interrupting the six-week run of Ace of Base's "The Sign"), and it also spent twelve weeks at number one on the US Hot R&B Songs chart as Kelly's third number-one R&B hit, becoming the longest-running number-one of 1994 in the US, and the longest-running R&B single at that time. The song also reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, following the massive success of his previous single, "She's Got That Vibe" (which was actually a re-release).
Kelly released three versions of "Bump n' Grind": the original album version and two remixes. The original LP version was made available for airplay on urban and Top 40 pop radio stations alike at first, but eventually the "Old School" remix was issued shortly and gained massive airplay on urban, adult R&B/soul and rhythmic radio stations. Kelly also released the "Bump n' Grind (How I Feel It Extended Mix)", which was used in the original video for the song. This version received major play on urban radio as well. Some stations still played the original version until Kelly's music largely vanished from playlists leading up to and following his conviction.
Martin Johnson from Chicago Reader wrote, "On the album’s second single, 'Bump n’ Grind', which caught everyone but Kelly off guard by becoming one of the biggest R&B hits of all time, he sings mostly about lust; his idea of subtlety is anguished longing, and he cradles his earthy melismata in soft, billowy backgrounds. It's as if he sought to combine the tormented craving of Marvin Gaye’s 'Let’s Get It On' with the sultry cool of Sade’s 'Nothing Can Come Between Us'."[1] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton felt that it's "a rather slower track but certain to be boosted by his imminent arrival on these shores for a series of concerts in career boosting move that echoes the rise of Bobby Brown here in 1989."[2] Ralph Tee from Music Week's RM Dance Update said, "Less instant than 'Sex Me' but now a firm favourite from the album, R Kelly and associates beef up this raunchy ballad with extra bass drum and snare kick for a superb slow jam. Kelly also gives himself an opportunity to stretch out vocally on the tune, showcasing some impressive technique atop the infectious background harmonies. Already large in R&B circles and from an album that sounds better with every spin."[3] Another editor, James Hamilton, described it as a "moaning 'I don't see nothin' wrong' 65bpm groin grinder".[4] John Mulvey from NME commented, "My mind's telling me no/But my body's telling me yes, claims R Kelly, rather passionately, before sloping into a syrupy and bogus justification of his lurrrve."[5]
Music videoedit
The accompanying music video for "Bump n' Grind" did not feature the famous intro. It was filmed like a live concert performance and was directed by Kim Watson.[6]
Live performancesedit
Kelly always performed the intro of the song at almost all events he performed in; he usually performed the "Bump N' Grind (Remix)" instead of the original at concert, despite the original single's huge success. Kelly performed the remix versions of the song on various shows in 1994, on The Arsenio Hall Show, Billboard Music Award and Soul Train.
"Bump & Grind 2014" was produced by the duo Serge Santiágo and Firas Waez, also known as Waze & Odyssey. The record started as an underground hit in 2012, more DJs were playing the song at clubs as time went on. But it was not until 2014 it got a major release from their label RCA and started getting airplay. At the time it was an underground favorite among famous British DJs like Skream, DJ EZ, Duke Dumont, Rudimental were playing it at clubs.[30]
We made it to play in a DJ set one night. We played it out and it went wild. Then a few DJs asked for a copy and they started playing it out and we were getting all these wild reports back. About a year ago someone approached us about releasing it and so we decided to put it out there for those who maybe hadn't heard it. It's been an underground favourite for a while now.
Music videoedit
The music video was released two months before the actual official release of the song. The video features Hok from the American hip hop group Quest Crew as the main person.
^Johnson, Martin (August 18, 1994). "Beggin' for Bootie". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
^Masterton, James (January 15, 1995). "Week Ending January 21st 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^Tee, Ralph (February 12, 1994). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^Hamilton, James (February 19, 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^Mulvey, John (January 21, 1995). "Singles". NME. p. 41. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^"R. Kelly: The R. In R&B - the Video Collection (Video 2003) - IMDb". IMDb.
^"The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 19 Jun 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
^"Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. February 4, 1995. p. 36. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^"European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. May 14, 1994. p. 22. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
^Mayfield, Geoff (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
^"British single certifications – Waze & Odyssey vs R Kelly – Bump & Grind 2014". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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Bump n Grind is a song written produced and performed by American singer songwriter R Kelly It was released on January 28 1994 by Jive Records as the second single from his debut solo studio album 12 Play 1993 The track became a number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 temporarily interrupting the six week run of Ace of Base s The Sign and it also spent twelve weeks at number one on the US Hot R amp B Songs chart as Kelly s third number one R amp B hit becoming the longest running number one of 1994 in the US and the longest running R amp B single at that time The song also reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart following the massive success of his previous single She s Got That Vibe which was actually a re release Bump n Grind Single by R Kellyfrom the album 12 PlayB side Definition of a Hotti ReleasedJanuary 28 1994 1994 01 28 Recorded1993GenreR amp BLength4 14LabelJiveSongwriter s Robert KellyProducer s R KellyR Kelly singles chronology Sex Me 1993 Bump n Grind 1994 Your Body s Callin 1994 Music video Bump n Grind on YouTube Bump n Grind source source R Kelly s Bump n Grind from 12 Play Problems playing this file See media help Kelly released three versions of Bump n Grind the original album version and two remixes The original LP version was made available for airplay on urban and Top 40 pop radio stations alike at first but eventually the Old School remix was issued shortly and gained massive airplay on urban adult R amp B soul and rhythmic radio stations Kelly also released the Bump n Grind How I Feel It Extended Mix which was used in the original video for the song This version received major play on urban radio as well Some stations still played the original version until Kelly s music largely vanished from playlists leading up to and following his conviction Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Music video 3 Live performances 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 Decade end charts 5 Certifications 6 Release history 7 Legacy 7 1 Uses in popular culture 7 1 1 Later samples 8 Bump amp Grind 2014 8 1 Background 8 2 Music video 8 3 Formats and track listings 8 4 Charts 8 5 Certifications 9 See also 10 ReferencesCritical reception editMartin Johnson from Chicago Reader wrote On the album s second single Bump n Grind which caught everyone but Kelly off guard by becoming one of the biggest R amp B hits of all time he sings mostly about lust his idea of subtlety is anguished longing and he cradles his earthy melismata in soft billowy backgrounds It s as if he sought to combine the tormented craving of Marvin Gaye s Let s Get It On with the sultry cool of Sade s Nothing Can Come Between Us 1 In his weekly UK chart commentary James Masterton felt that it s a rather slower track but certain to be boosted by his imminent arrival on these shores for a series of concerts in career boosting move that echoes the rise of Bobby Brown here in 1989 2 Ralph Tee from Music Week s RM Dance Update said Less instant than Sex Me but now a firm favourite from the album R Kelly and associates beef up this raunchy ballad with extra bass drum and snare kick for a superb slow jam Kelly also gives himself an opportunity to stretch out vocally on the tune showcasing some impressive technique atop the infectious background harmonies Already large in R amp B circles and from an album that sounds better with every spin 3 Another editor James Hamilton described it as a moaning I don t see nothin wrong 65bpm groin grinder 4 John Mulvey from NME commented My mind s telling me no But my body s telling me yes claims R Kelly rather passionately before sloping into a syrupy and bogus justification of his lurrrve 5 Music video editThe accompanying music video for Bump n Grind did not feature the famous intro It was filmed like a live concert performance and was directed by Kim Watson 6 Live performances editKelly always performed the intro of the song at almost all events he performed in he usually performed the Bump N Grind Remix instead of the original at concert despite the original single s huge success Kelly performed the remix versions of the song on various shows in 1994 on The Arsenio Hall Show Billboard Music Award and Soul Train Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1994 1995 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 7 82Europe Eurochart Hot 100 8 35Europe European Dance Radio 9 19Ireland IRMA 10 26Netherlands Dutch Top 40 Tipparade 11 10Netherlands Dutch Single Tip 12 10New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 13 49Scotland OCC 14 33UK Singles OCC 15 8UK Club Chart Music Week 16 62US Billboard Hot 100 17 1US Hot Dance Singles Sales Billboard 18 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 19 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 20 24US Rhythmic Billboard 21 1Chart 2013 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 92 Year end charts edit Chart 1994 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 22 11US R amp B Hip Hop Chart Billboard 23 1Decade end charts edit Chart 1990 1999 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 24 55Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 25 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 27 Platinum 1 200 000 26 United States RIAA 27 Mastertone Gold 500 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format s Label s Ref United States January 28 1994 12 inch vinylCDcassette Jive 27 United Kingdom February 14 1994 12 inch vinylCD 28 United Kingdom re release January 9 1995 7 inch vinyl12 inch vinylcassette 29 Legacy editUses in popular culture edit The song is used in numerous films such as Without a Paddle American Reunion Project X The Wackness and Grimsby The song is in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV on the radio station The Vibe 98 8 The song has been used in the British comedy series Gavin amp Stacey ABC Series Super Fun Night and the American adult animated sitcom American Dad Artists like Bruno Mars B Smyth Bobby V Adrian Marcel and Chris Brown have covered this song live In 2013 a video went viral on social media showing an old man singing this song in his backyard Later samples edit I ll Take Her Ill Al Scratch featuring Brian McKnight Body Bumpin Yippie Yi Yo Remix Public Announcement Rodeo Juvenile samples Bump n Grind Old School Remix Karate Chop Remix Future featuring Lil Wayne Songs on 12 Play Chris Brown featuring Trey Songz Bump amp Grind 2014 edit Bump amp Grind 2014 nbsp Single by Waze amp Odyssey vs R KellyReleasedOctober 19 2014 2014 10 19 Recorded2012GenreHouseLength3 00LabelRCASongwriter s R KellyProducer s Serge SantiagoFiras WaezR Kelly singles chronology It s Your World 2014 Bump amp Grind 2014 2014 Ignition Viceroy Remix 2014 British house duo Waze amp Odyssey produced a bootleg of the track in 2012 sampling Push the Feeling On by Nightcrawlers The remix was officially released on October 19 2014 Background edit Bump amp Grind 2014 was produced by the duo Serge Santiago and Firas Waez also known as Waze amp Odyssey The record started as an underground hit in 2012 more DJs were playing the song at clubs as time went on But it was not until 2014 it got a major release from their label RCA and started getting airplay At the time it was an underground favorite among famous British DJs like Skream DJ EZ Duke Dumont Rudimental were playing it at clubs 30 We made it to play in a DJ set one night We played it out and it went wild Then a few DJs asked for a copy and they started playing it out and we were getting all these wild reports back About a year ago someone approached us about releasing it and so we decided to put it out there for those who maybe hadn t heard it It s been an underground favourite for a while now Music video edit The music video was released two months before the actual official release of the song The video features Hok from the American hip hop group Quest Crew as the main person Formats and track listings edit Digital download 31 Bump amp Grind 2014 3 00Digital remixes EP 32 Bump amp Grind 2014 Extended Mix 7 23 Bump amp Grind 2014 Special Request VIP 8 34 Bump amp Grind 2014 Le Youth Remix 4 01Charts edit Chart 2014 2015 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 33 39Australia Dance ARIA 34 8Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 35 24Ireland IRMA 36 65Scotland OCC 37 3UK Singles OCC 38 3UK Dance OCC 39 1Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 40 Gold 400 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone See also editList of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of 1994 List of number one R amp B singles of 1994 U S References edit Johnson Martin August 18 1994 Beggin for Bootie Chicago Reader Retrieved February 4 2023 Masterton James January 15 1995 Week Ending January 21st 1995 Chart Watch UK Retrieved September 17 2021 Tee Ralph February 12 1994 Hot Vinyl PDF Music Week in Record Mirror Dance Update Supplemental Insert p 7 Retrieved April 14 2021 Hamilton James February 19 1994 Dj directory PDF Music Week in Record Mirror Dance Update Supplemental Insert p 7 Retrieved April 14 2021 Mulvey John January 21 1995 Singles NME p 41 Retrieved December 2 2023 R Kelly The R In R amp B the Video Collection Video 2003 IMDb IMDb The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart Week Ending 19 Jun 1994 ARIA Retrieved March 7 2016 Eurochart Hot 100 PDF Music amp Media February 4 1995 p 36 Retrieved May 23 2023 European Dance Radio Top 25 PDF Music amp Media May 14 1994 p 22 Retrieved May 23 2023 The Irish Charts Search Results Bump N Grind Irish Singles Chart R Kelly Bump N Grind in Dutch top40 nl Retrieved July 18 2021 R KELLY BUMP N GRIND in Dutch dutchcharts nl Retrieved July 17 2021 R Kelly Bump N Grind Top 40 Singles Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 29 January 1995 04 February 1995 Official Charts Company Retrieved October 12 2021 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company The RM Club Chart PDF Music Week in Record Mirror Dance Update Supplemental Insert December 3 1994 p 6 Retrieved May 20 2023 R Kelly Chart History Hot 100 Billboard R Kelly Bump n Grind Chart Search Dance Singles Sales Billboard permanent dead link R Kelly Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved May 9 2017 R Kelly Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved May 9 2017 R Kelly Chart History Rhythmic Billboard Retrieved May 9 2017 Billboard Top 100 1994 Archived from the original on March 1 2009 Retrieved August 27 2010 R amp B Rap Hip Hop Year End Charts 1994 Soul System Mayfield Geoff December 25 1999 1999 The Year in Music Totally 90s Diary of a Decade The listing of Top Pop Albums of the 90s amp Hot 100 Singles of the 90s Billboard Retrieved October 15 2010 British single certifications R Kelly Bump n Grind British Phonographic Industry Retrieved March 25 2022 Best Selling Records of 1994 Billboard Vol 107 no 3 January 21 1995 p 57 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved May 5 2015 a b c American single certifications R Kelly Bump n Grind Recording Industry Association of America Single Releases Music Week February 12 1994 p 21 New Releases Singles Music Week January 7 1995 p 13 Who are Waze amp Odyssey Get to know the Bump n Grind remixers officialcharts com iTunes Music Bump amp Grind 2014 Waze amp Odyssey vs R Kelly Radio Edit Single by Waze amp Odyssey amp R Kelly iTunes August 31 2014 iTunes Music Bump amp Grind 2014 Remixes Single by Waze amp Odyssey amp R Kelly iTunes October 19 2014 Waze amp Odyssey vs R Kelly Bump amp Grind 2014 ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved November 8 2014 ARIA Australian Top 20 Dance Tracks Australia s Official Top 20 Dance Chart ARIA Charts Archived from the original on November 29 2014 Retrieved November 22 2014 Waze amp Odyssey vs R Kelly Bump amp Grind 2014 in Dutch Ultratop 50 Chart Track Week 46 2014 Irish Singles Chart Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company British single certifications Waze amp Odyssey vs R Kelly Bump amp Grind 2014 British Phonographic Industry Retrieved September 28 2021 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